{"product_id":"2940016937786","title":"The law and customs of riot duty; a guide for National Guard officers and civil authorities, with commentaries on federal aid","description":"This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...special proclamations may be issued by the governor or by the commander of a military district. All special (7) 4 Bl. Com., 143. (8) Davis Mil. Law, p. 327, note; but see Sees. 122, 140. proclamations are supplemental to the first general one and may refer to it or repeal part of it. Special proclamations may be necessary from time to time and are often advisable in directing the restoration of peace and order. They may be used for any purpose which requires the publication of a general notice to civilians: such as defining certain offenses, reinstating civil courts and civil officers, etc. 147. Forfeiture Of Estate. Under the old English common law there were many instances where crimes caused forfeitures of the estates of the offenders. Most law writers in this country disclaim any such liability at the present day; but there is a roundabout method of forfeiture in some of the states at the present time. To illustrate: there are statutes which permit persons whose property is destroyed by a mob to recover from the county or city in which the civil government was lax enough to permit the destruction. There are other statutes which provide for a similar recovery when a prisoner is injured or killed by the direct attack of a mob. In most of these statutes the county or municipality which pays these damages may recover against any of the parties composing such mob. Therefore, by this circuitous method, a person may pay a heavy penalty because of his presence with a mob which does violence to persons or property. It follows therefore that, in those states where such liability exists, where a mob is partly composed of persons of property, a proclamation warning them of their liability may sometimes prove efficacious. 148. Final Proclamation. When the necessity ...","brand":"Columbus, O. : The author","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074532163824,"sku":"2940016937786","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016937786","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}